Glencoe Lochan

This is a beautiful little forest loch near the village of Glencoe with the Pap of Glencoe (or Sgorr na Ciche) providing an impressive scenic backdrop. There are a small number of these little photogenic piers dotted around its banks.

I think their primary purpose is to act as a platform for fishermen and also to allow wheelchair access (the lochan is well stocked with trout from what I gather).

This was taken on a mild December morning before sunrise, conditions were about as unpromising as one could imagine after a few miserable days of drizzle and low cloud.

I composed this scene with a long exposure in mind to flatten the water and to (hopefully) capture a bit of action in the sky. For a brief moment a splash of colour appeared in the clouds as the sun began to rise. The long exposure also revealed an interesting texture on the surface of the loch.